Missing hash/digest size and OID checks allow digests smaller than allowed when verifying ECDSA certificates, or smaller than is appropriate for the relevant key type, to be accepted by signature verification functions. This could lead to reduced security of ECDSA certificate-based authentication if the public CA key used is also known. This affects ECDSA/ECC verification when EdDSA or ML-DSA is also enabled.
History

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 10.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

threat_severity

Critical


Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Missing hash/digest size and OID checks allow digests smaller than allowed when verifying ECDSA certificates, or smaller than is appropriate for the relevant key type, to be accepted by signature verification functions. This could lead to reduced security of ECDSA certificate-based authentication if the public CA key used is also known. This affects ECDSA/ECC verification when EdDSA or ML-DSA is also enabled.
Title wolfSSL ECDSA Certificate Verification
Weaknesses CWE-295
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:H/SI:L/SA:L/U:Red'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: wolfSSL

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-09T19:30:24.095Z

Reserved: 2026-03-30T22:13:40.162Z

Link: CVE-2026-5194

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-04-09T20:16:28.420

Modified: 2026-04-09T20:16:28.420

Link: CVE-2026-5194

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Critical

Publid Date: 2026-04-09T19:30:24Z

Links: CVE-2026-5194 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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